Hi guys! Just a few things I need to mention for those who are actually reading this (a.k.a. you smexi, love-able people)
I'm going to follow the main plot for the novel, but I'm going to try to keep the Naruto characters as in character as possible (rather than use the personalities from the book) though the order of events that are happening might be a bit different than the book, but hopefully it'll seem a bit more 'original' that way.
Enjoy!
Rinng.
Naruto groaned, he felt like shit.
Rinng.
Ugh.. Screw it.. Just let the voice mail pick up.
Rinng–
"Uzumaki residence!" Naruto's overly cheerful voice gushed out. "Please leave a message after the adorable little beep! (God knows how no one figured out that Naruto was gay..) -Beep-
"NARUTO! WAKE UP! WHERE ARE YOU?" Naruto nearly fell out of his bed. "Sasuke didn't come back after yesterday! Call me back as soon as possible!" Naruto could not miss the note of annoyance in her high-pitched voice. She had called already.
Oh my Gawd. She knows! She knows! Someone told her! The doorman!
Naruto felt himself going dizzy from the panic.
Please be a dream, please be a dream
Naruto opened one eye slowly, and slowly turned towards his side.
Noooooooooo...
It was clearly not a tequila-induced dream. (Though Naruto would have to admit having a dream about screwing his best friend's fiancé, tequila induced or not, was rather disturbing)
Clue number one: There was a huge lump beside him.
Clue number two: A bit of black, definitely onyx coloured hair sticking out from underneath the covers that was, as Naruto sadly noted, attached to 'the huge lump'
Naruto quickly shook the huge lump awake. It grumbled in reply.
"Be a bit more gentle, will you Sakura?" It growled out in annoyance. Naruto felt a strange, weakening sort of sadness overcome him. So he had forgotten after all.
"Wake up Uchiha-san." He felt the lump stiffen under a rather powerful jab.
"Wake up!" Another powerful jab was followed. And in a more timid voice, "Sakura-chan called."
Sasuke woke up immediately.
"What did she say?"
"The voice-mail picked up. She asked where I was, and asked me if I knew where you were." Naruto let out a weak chuckle. Sasuke pulled himself from bed, not even bothering to cover himself up, and calmly walked around the bedroom, collecting his clothes that had been discarded in the previous night.
Naruto let out a squeal. Despite the fact that they just had sex, he felt embarrassed to watch the teme walk around his room naked.
Sasuke sent him a glare that clearly said 'it's not like you haven't seen anything'. Which only caused Naruto's blush to deepen. Naruto looked towards his 'froggy clock'.
7:43 am...
He almost smiled to himself. He'd been thirty for seven hours and forty-three.. No forty-four minutes now.
And what was your first act upon entering the big 'three-oh'?
Suddenly, everything seemed to sink in. Thirty years. Thirty years of strict, rule-following-goodness, all broke in one night. Oh God. He felt like a whore. He felt guilt for betraying his best friend, but... no regret. A fresh wave of panic rolled over him. What were they going to do?
"Sasuke..." It was as though he had uttered the question on his mind by simply saying the name.
"Okay, Naruto, here's what we're going to do."
"I'm listening."
"I'm going to go home, tell Sakura that I went to do a bit of training with Kiba." Naruto nodded. A few seconds went by.
"Well?" Naruto asked nervously. "What do I tell her?"
"Just say you left a bit after she left, and you thought you saw me looking for her purse still."
"Okay.."
Oh Kami. What did I do?
Naruto shook uncontrollably as powerful sobs racked his petite frame. Sasuke sat beside him, and gave him a quick hug.
"Don't worry. It's going to be okay." Unable to think of other words, Sasuke patted Naruto's shoulder's one more time, got up and walked towards the bedroom door.
"Sasuke.."
"Yea?"
"I'm sorry..."
"I'm sorry too..."
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Naruto reached for his phone, fingers practically shaking as he dialled the number of his best friend.
What kind of a friend sleeps with their best friend's husband-to-be?
Naruto quickly shook the thoughts from his head as the phone began to ring.
"He didn't come back after last night! What if he got hit by a car? ... he better not be cheating on me!" Sakura said, in hysterics.
"D-Don't worry Sakura-chan, I'm he probably just went to train with a few buddies."
Or had wild passionate man-sex with me.
"What if he's cheating on me?" Sakura repeated. Naruto heard sobs coming from the other side of the phone.
"I'm sure he wasn't Sakura-chan." Naruto felt his throat go dry.
"How would you know?"
"Well, I'm sure he wouldn't do that to you. He loves you." Naruto felt a slight pain in his chest after he said the word love.
"If he isn't, then where the hell is he?!"
"I'm sure there's a logical explanation for this Sakura."
Like having wild passionate man-sex with your fiancé.
"Why don't you try calling Kiba?" Naruto asked. His hands sweating from clutching the phone so tightly.
"I tried. The bastard didn't pick up."
Thank you God.
Naruto heard click of a call waiting, and Sakura left then came back, saying it was Sasuke on the other line.
"I'll call you back later, k Naruto?"
"'kay."
Naruto promptly hanged up the phone, walked towards the washroom, and released everything in his stomach into the toilet.
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Naruto walked back and forth in his room. It's been three hours now, still no call from Sakura. Naruto clutched his hands painfully, praying that everything would be okay.
He took a few deep breaths, and sunk into his bed, slowly closing his eyes. A voice rang in his head.
Smart kid. Real smart.
'It's not my fault! He made me drink the tequila shots!'
So you were completely drunk? No consciousness of what was happening whatsoever?
-Silence-
Naruto noted with irony that apparently, his imaginary voice was getting less and less imaginary... (and more on the sarcastic/cocky side too)
You couldn't have just stopped—
'I knew him first.'
What?
'I knew Sasuke first.'
So what?
'Well... (Naruto struggled to find the right words) I knew him better'
They're getting married
'But I introduced them!'
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Naruto had been twenty-two then, when Tsunade announced that he was getting a partner who was a newly recruited ANBU.
"His name is Uchiha Sasuke. He used to be with Orochimaru. However, two years ago, he had killed off Orochimaru in pursuit of his brother, Uchiha Itachi, whom he had also killed recently. Now he has decided to come back to Konoha, so we need a experienced Jounin to keep an eye on him. That Jounin will be you, Naruto." She stated all this briskly, and added, "I'm sure you'll be the best of pals." She could not help but let a small smirk grace her lips.
Naruto nodded firmly. His missions were his life. It couldn't hurt though, to have someone help him, now would it?
"Arigato Tsunade-sama."
"Mm. Come in Uchiha-san."
Naruto turned his head backwards, to see a pair of onyx coloured eyes staring back at him, an amused smirk playing on his mouth.
"This is it, Tsunade? This is the Jounin you've been bragging to me about?" Sasuke asked, the amused smirk not leaving his lips. "I hope he's better than he looks."
Naruto felt a vein on his forehead twitch violently. No one insulted the Uzumaki looks.
"I look better than you, duck-butt!"
And so, it was then, that an unbreakable bond of friendship formed between the two, though not without the occasional sissy fights.
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Clearly, the voice of 'justice' in Naruto's head was not moved.
'What about Gaara?"
Not that again...
'Yes that! She stole him from me!'
The voice was amused.
He was gay?
Naruto felt slightly annoyed.
'Well, that's really not the point is it? She knew I liked him!'
Sakura was one of the most popular girls during highschool. She was loved for her incredible body, her beautiful hair, her emerald eyes, and her perfectly sculptured face. She never had problems with dating, as all the boys were after her.
Now, I'm not saying Naruto's not all smexi, and hot. But his personality wasn't exactly one the girls wanted. They wanted a strong, buff, 'bad boy' to be their boyfriend. Naruto was cute, but too shy. (Though the fact that he wasn't too sure of his sexuality may have contributed to the shy factor).
It was as Temari had said (she and Naruto bonded, despite the difference in personality, after a horrible date-gone-wrong) 'Sakura has the world by the balls.' Life just seems to get sweeter and sweeter for Sakura and she always gets what she wants. That includes Sasuke, the dream fiancé.
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Finally, tired of waiting, Naruto decides to call Sakura again.
Riing.
Riing.
Rii—
"Uchiha Sasuke." Naruto froze.
"Hey Uchiha-san. It's... it's Naruto"Sasuke lets out a sound of acknowledgement.
"Had fun last night?" Naruto's cheeks lit up. What does he mean, 'had fun last night', how did he expect Naruto to answer? Oh yes, having your xxxx stuck up my xxx was quite pleasant, thanks. Love to do it again. Naruto quickly cancelled out the last part of his thoughts. He did NOT want to do it again. Uh un. No way.
Naruto heard Sakura babbling about something in the background. Naruto felt something click together in his head.
Riiiight. The party.
"Mm. The party was awesome, Uchiha-san. It was a total surprise." Naruto heard Sakura asking for the phone.
"Heeeyy! Naruto! What's uup?Sorry about forgetting to call you back! But you know, thing's were a little.. Rough over here."
"It's okay, but everything's okay with Sasuke?"
"Wait.." Sakura murmured. Naruto heard footsteps and then a slam. Sakura always liked to talk to Naruto while she's in her bedroom.
"Yea, it's fine, he went out to train with Kiba for a while. It's pretty hot how he still works out isn't it? Even though he's thirty two now."
I know. It does wonders for his ass.
"Anyways, I'm still working off the pissed off angle. I mean, training's fine and shit, but he could've used his cell to call me at least."
"Mm. But at least he wasn't cheating, ne?"
"Yeah, I guess you were right about that." Sakura let out a relieved laugh. "I thought he'd be sleeping with some bimbo like Ino or something..." More nervous laughter.
"So, you coming tonight?"
"Where?" Naruto could practically see Sakura roll her eyes.
"You said the exact same thing as Sasuke, dumbo." Naruto felt an odd flutter in his stomach at being related to Sasuke.
"What are you talking about Sakura-chan?"
"The dinner! You, me, Sasuke, and Hinata. Forgot already?" Naruto started to break out in cold sweat. He seriously was not up to seeing Sasuke today, especially not together with Sakura.
"Um, I'm not feeling too well..."
"Naruto! Don't back out on me now! C'mon!"
"I'm really sorry Sakura, but I think I had a bit too much margarita last night."
"If you're sure then... but make sure you come next time, k? It's not gonna be the same without you..."
Naruto felt a fresh wave of guilt overcome him.
"Yea, I will Sakura-chan."
"'Kay, good, I'll call you.."
Naruto hung up the phone, and decided on getting something to eat. After his last little meeting with the toilet, he was starting to feel a bit hungry.
Naruto picked up the phone, and dialled the number for Ichiraku Ramen, then proceeded on ordering 'an extra-large bowl of Beef Ramen, some chicken wings, and a super-large chocolate milkshake'.
Screw his figure, he had time to work out.
Hope everyone liked this chapter! Thanks for all you reviews you smexi reviewers! I love you! -Glomp-
Ja!